The Connecticut College Department of Music will usher in spring with a multitude of concerts this semester. The programs are as varied as the students and faculty performing, so there is something for every taste.
The following are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted:
Senior Music Recital with Brian Kirshenbaum ‘15, voice
Saturday, Feb. 21
4 p.m.
Harkness Chapel
“The Entrepreneurial Flutist”
A guest presentation by the highly-regarded flute and piccolo designer, Lillian Burkart.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
4 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Senior Music Recital with Lauren Vunderink ‘15, French horn
Saturday, Feb. 28
2 p.m.
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
March Winds and Crazy Rhythm: Concert Band, Traditional Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble
Directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Gary Buttery.
Monday, March 2
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Around the World with Music: Arias and Songs
Soprano Jurate Waller is joined by Lithuanian pianist Audrone Kisieliute in a recital of Lithuanian, American, Italian and German arias and art songs.
Saturday, March 28
7:30 p.m.
Harkness Chapel
Senior Music Recital with Elli Kim ’15, flute
Friday, April 10
7:30 p.m.
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Senior Music Recital with Maya Belgrade ’15, voice
Friday, April 17
7 p.m.
Harkness Chapel
Senior Music Recital with Micaela Tepler ’15, voice
Saturday, April 18
4 p.m.
Harkness Chapel
Lecture and Demonstration with Tim Harrison, pianist, composer and flutist
Wednesday, April 22
Noon
Harkness Chapel
Student Music Recital
Thursday, April 23
4:30 p.m.
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Senior Music Recital with Leila Teitelman ’15, voice
Saturday, April 25
4:30 p.m.
Harkness Chapel
Byrd and the Bs
Chamber Choir and Camel Heard present Byrd’s “Mass for Four Voices” and the music of Brahms, Britten and beyond. Directed by Assistant Professor of Music Wendy.
Sunday, April 26
4 p.m.
Harkness Chapel
Student Music Recital
Wednesday, April 29
Noon
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
A Springtime Concert: Connecticut College Concert Band
Directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Gary Buttery.
Wednesday, April 29
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Tchaikovsky’s Second: Orchestra Concert
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, the winner(s) of the annual concerto competition, and more. Directed by Assistant Professor of Music Mark Seto.
Thursday, April 30
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Jazz in the Courtyard: Traditional Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble
Directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Gary Buttery.
Friday, May 1
4 p.m.
Castle Court (Evans Hall in case of inclement weather)
Student Music Recital
Monday, May 4
4:30 p.m.
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Percussion and New Music Concert
Directed by Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Peter Jarvis.
Tuesday, May 5
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Student Music Recital
Wednesday, May 6
Noon
Fortune Hall, Cummings Arts Center
Charles Shackford Memorial Students Composers Concert
Wednesday, May 6
7 p.m.
Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center
For more information about any of these events, contact the Music Department at 860-439-2720.